There will always be a market for "natural" meat. Even if it costs far more than lab-grown meat, there will be enough of a market to keep livestock farmers in business.

agreed. and i would have no problem if all fast food joints would switch to that lab meat.. since what they currently have, is costing a lot of resources, while not resembling anything of the actual taste of meat anymore anyways ( one wonders if chicken mg nuggets have ever seen a chicken in their life anyways).

Myself i do stay away from fats food 363 days / year anyways.. and the eat i buy, i want to be "actual" meat, best possible grass fed beef, for example, where the "flavor" of your steak is actually coming from how the animal was raised.

Milk from cows grazing in the alps, eating fresh grass and a lot herbs, and the cheese made from it, tastes very different than farm raised, stall cows milked, who get generic food all their lives only.

this nuance is what makes meat a worthwhile part of my diet.. and i would wonder if a lab made meat could resemble that taste of a wild farmed kettle.

Assuming that synthetic meat that exactly mimics the flavor and texture of natural meat can one day be created, I have to wonder whether the process would actually be more efficient than is natural production of meat. If the process required extensive amounts of plant based fats and proteins, plus an energy input to drive the production process itself, then we might well be better off just sticking with raising farm animals.

Assuming that synthetic meat that exactly mimics the flavor and texture of natural meat can one day be created, I have to wonder whether the process would actually be more efficient than is natural production of meat. If the process required extensive amounts of plant based fats and proteins, plus an energy input to drive the production process itself, then we might well be better off just sticking with raising farm animals.

Was wondering that myself. Some recycling plants that utilize single stream are also saying its getting less efficient since so much has to be incinerated at high levels and chemicals added. Same could go for meat as you say. I imagine the energy alone to create this could be problematic. Also added nutrients and vitamins and acquiring them are going to add to that.